Description
Examination of skeletal human remains to assess age at death, sex, stature, and ancestry; identify injuries; and estimate the time since death provide investigators with information that can assist in identifying a decedent. In addition, examination of the development, anatomy, and any restorative dental corrections of the teeth, such as fillings or extractions can help comparative identification of a person. NIJ funds research to improve the technologies, techniques, and application of forensic anthropology and forensic odontology.
On this page, find links to articles, awards, events, publications, and multimedia related to forensic anthropology and odontology.
Awards
Publications and Grant Reports
- The Off-season of Dental Cementum Investigations. A Critical Appraisal of Season-of-death Prediction in Medico-legal Investigations
- Reassociation of Skeletal Remains Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
- Sequence-based Population Structure, Relatedness, and Inbreeding Estimates for Forensic Autosomal STR Markers